SATCOM for Net-Centric Warfare MilsatMagazineDecember 2018 Year in Review PubliShing oPerationS Senior contributorS authorS Silvano Payne, Publisher + Executive Writer Richard Dutchik, Dutchik Communications Chris Alfenito Ken O’Neill Mike Carey John Ratigan Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director Dr. Amiee Chan Tony Russell Pattie Lesser, Executive Editor Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services Dr. Bruce Chesley Paul Scardino Cristi Damian Joe Shilgalis Jill Durfee, Sales Director + Associate Editor Dr. Bob Gough, Goonhilly Earth Station Dr. Rowan Gilmore William Steele Brad Grady Bryan Thomas Simon Payne, Development Director Rebecca M. Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Brad Tousley Donald McGee, Production Manager Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Jay Icard Allen Wald Paul Scardino, Globecomm Adam Krause David Walton Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Mark Lombardi Koen Willems Sean Payne, Industry Writer Koen Willems, Newtec Marc Melvin FeatureS An NSR ANALYSIS: An NSR Analysis: 2018, A Year of Optimism, by Brad Grady ........... 4 2018 — A Year of Optimism Taking Significant Steps Toward a New Path of Unified SATCOM .. 8 in Government and by Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Military SATCOM Markets Transforming Command and Control in the Digital Age ................ 12 By Brad Grady, Senior Analyst by Marc Melvin Space Warfare: Train Like You Fight, by Adam Krause ................... 14 According to NSR’s Government & Military Satellite Advantech Wireless, by Cristi Damian ................................................ 16 Communications, 15th edition report, the outlook for Government and Military SATCOM Markets will exceed $71 ATLAS Space Operations, by Mike Carey .......................................... 18 billion in retail revenues over the next ten years. Ball Aerospace, by Brad Tousley ......................................................... 20 Boeing Space and Launch, by Dr. Bruce Chesley ............................... 22 With 2018 posting a net-positive gain in revenues over CPI Antenna Systems Division, by Tony Russell ................................ 24 2017, there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about the EM Solutions, by Dr. Rowan Gilmore .................................................. 26 prospects of this market, finally. Setting aside conversations around “Space Force,” or the unexpected allotment of EXOS Aerospace, by John Quinn ........................................................ 28 funds toward WGS 11/12, or the additional MILSATCOM FOXCOM, by Allen Wald ..................................................................... 30 procurement happening in Europe, or... well, the list can go Globecomm, by Paul Scardino ............................................................. 32 on and on and 2018 was the year where a lot happened. iDirect Government, by John Ratigan ................................................. 34 KenCast, Inc., by William Steele .......................................................... 36 Among all these events, which in isolation could move the needle by themselves, is a changing landscape of macro- , by Mark Lombardi ........................................ Keysight Technologies 38 economic events. Microchip Technology, by Ken O’Neill ............................................... 40 Modular Devices, Inc. (MDI), by Chris Alfenito ................................... 42 Defense spending is on the rise, across the globe. Not only is Newtec, by Koen Willems .................................................................... 44 U.S. defense spending guidance up over previous levels set under the rules commonly called ‘sequestration,’ but NATO Norsat International, Inc., by Dr. Amiee Chan ................................... 46 saw more countries reach their 2 percent GDP targets and Ulf Sandberg Paradigm Communication Systems, by ....................... 48 additional spending activities are occurring in the Middle Spectra Group (UK) Ltd., by Simon Davies ........................................ 50 East and Asia-Pacific. SSL Government Systems: Executive Spotlight, Richard White ........ 52 Walton De-Ice, by David Walton ......................................................... 54 This defense spending is just a simple reallocation of funds toward current operations but is focused on the acquisition Wavestream, by Joe Shilgalis .............................................................. 56 of new capabilities — all of which will be ‘state of the art’ Bryan Thomas World Wide Technology, by ....................................... 58 technologies developed among the landscape of the data- XTAR, by Jay Icard ............................................................................... 60 focused era. Combined with a new, data-driven approach to combat operations which relies heavily on distributing information across all levels of military forces, and there is a strong need for robust, reliable communications infrastructure in next-generation doctrine. Today, land-mobile and unmanned platforms drive the market by nearly any measure from capacity demand to revenues generated. That will largely remain true as we look towards the next few years. 4 MilsatMagazine — December 2018 — Year in Review aDvertiSer inDex What continues to change is under that curve – a market rapidly adopting HTS-based architectures across a variety of Advantech Wireless Technologies, Inc., .................................. 1 + 11 frequencies and orbits. New ground terminals are helping A BAYLIN TECHNOLOGIES Company rewrite some of the complexities of choice that end- AvL Technologies .............................................................................5 users face, multi-band terminals are becoming a fiscally- reasonable option. CPI Satcom Products .....................................................................13 iDirect Government .........................................................................7 Network designs are becoming more complex, while the MITEC VSAT / Alga Microwave .......................................................6 integration with military networks is shifting from the RF to IP layer. Simply, investments are being made on the ground Newtec CY .......................................................................................9 from both commercial and government sides of the market Spacebridge (formerly Advantech Satellite Networks) ........................3 to leverage the changing infrastructure in space. Programs aimed at addressing these complex networks are Space Foundation ..........................................................................62 already underway. W.B. Walton Enterprises, Inc. ..........................................................2 The Flexible Model Interface program is only one such example. However, with complex networks comes an MilsatMagazine is published 11 times a year by Satnews Publishers, 800 Siesta Way, Sonoma, CA — 95476 — USA. even larger task in securing the RF and IP layers. Already, Phone: (707) 939-9306 — Fax: (707) 939-9235 commercial players are investing significantly in cybersecurity We reserve the right to edit all submitted materials to meet publication content programs, and some requirements by commercial players guidelines, as well as for grammar and spelling errors, or to move articles to an such as Oil & Gas, electrical Utilities, Banks, and other alternative issue to accommodate publication space requirements, or remove content due to space restrictions. Submission of content does not constitute critical commercial industries are higher than Gov & Mil acceptance of said material by Satnews Publishers. 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As the U.S. Government and Industry discovered during the Wideband Analysis of Alternatives process, which is helping to shape future broadband satellite communications procurement for the U.S. Government, there are a significant number of terminals out there in the field. And, it costs a lot of money to replace them. A lot of money. As such, FSS Ku- band will generate $3.1 billion in retail revenues by 2027, the largest chunk of the current and future market opportunity. With legacy FSS Ku-band being a significant source of revenues for commercial providers, ‘gov-like’ frequencies will be one of the growth-drivers. FSS X-band is projected to go from around $890 million today, to more than $2.2 billion by 2027. Driven by renewed spending on MILSATCOM networks (and subsequently terminals), interoperability with and augmentation of sovereign MILSATCOM capabilities are key. Moreover, the acquisition of commercial networks and capabilities is being ‘baked-in’ from